The $55,000 Winston-Salem Open, first tournament on the summer tour, became the third bauble in Don McCune's crown this year when he defeated Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio, 212-204, in the championship game at Brunswick Wonderbowl in Downey, Calif. Previously McCune had won the $90,000 Winston-Salem Classic in Winston-Salem, N.C., which also was sponsored by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. He also won the $80,000 Miller High Life Open last winter. McCune ousted three opponents under the PBA's stepladder elimination format to win the crown. The format was in use for the first time as Home Box Office, Inc., a subscription television programmer, beamed the finals to an eastern audience in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 671 (3 games) | $6,000 | | 2 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 204 (1 game) | 3,200 | | 3 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 187 (1 game) | 2,500 | | 4 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 466 (2 games) | 2,000 | | 5 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | 207 (1 game) | 1,800 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Guenther defeated Piraino, 257-207; McCune defeated Guenther, 216-209; McCune defeated Asher, 243-187; and in the championship game, McCune defeated Buckley, 212-204.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 9164 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9614 | | | | 2 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 9182 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9572 | | | | 3 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 9096 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9561 | | | | 4 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 9060 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9450 | | | | 5 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | | 8940 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9300 | | | | *6 | | Tom Thurber, San Diego, Calif. | | 8812 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9247 | | $1,600 | | 7 | | Tom Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 8737 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9247 | | 1,550 | | 8 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8882 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9212 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 8806 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9181 | | 1,350 | | 10 | | Bob Singleton, Houston, Texas | | 8763 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9168 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 8718 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9123 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | Greg Baderdeen, Ontario, Calif. | | 8738 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9098 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Hal Dunbar, Riverside, Calif. | | 8673 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9093 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Sandy Finkelstein, Cortland, N.Y. | | 8657 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9077 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | | 8729 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9029 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 8678 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9008 | | 1,000 | | 17 | | Bobby Fliegman, Torrance, Calif. | | 8671 | | 1u-14-0 | | 300 | | 8971 | | 950 | | 18 | | Lee Taylor, San Diego, Calif. | | 8636 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8966 | | 900 | | 19 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8664 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8964 | | 850 | | 20 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8532 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 8877 | | 800 | | 21 | | Dave Frame, Azusa, Calif. | | 8518 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8848 | | 750 | | 22 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 8457 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8697 | | 700 | | 23 | | Dennis Murphy, Great Falls, Mont. | | 8460 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8670 | | 650 | | 24 | | Jim Jones, Santa Clara, Calif. | | 8350 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8590 | | 600 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Bobby Williams, Detroit, Mich. | 3718 | $590 | | 26 | | Don Bell, San Francisco, Calif. | 3717 | 480 | | 27 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 3713 | 450 | | 28 | | Joe Berardi, New York, N.Y. | 3709 | 440 | | 29 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 3706 | 430 | | 30 | | Rich Hottal, Foster City, Calif. | 3704 | 420 | | @31 | | Walt Nevin, Spokane, Wash. | 3703 | 410 | | 32 | | John Handegard, Eugene, Ore. | 3701 | 400 | | 33 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 3699 | 390 | | 34 | | Jay Kennedy, Encino, Calif. | 3696 | 370 | | | | Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif. | 3696 | 370 | | | | Greg Pickens, Denver, Colo. | 3696 | 370 | | 37 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3694 | 355 | | 38 | | Jerry Buchholz, San Jose, Calif. | 3690 | 350 | | 39 | | Bobby Cooper, Mexico City, Mexico | 3684 | 345 | | 40 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 3683 | 340 | | 41 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 3667 | 335 | | 42 | | Tim Albin, No. Hollywood, Calif. | 3661 | 330 | | 43 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | 3660 | 325 | | 44 | | Butch Soper, Orange, Calif. | 3658 | 320 | | 45 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | 3655 | 315 | | @46 | | Dan Tschannen, Anaheim, Calif. | 3653 | 310 | | 47 | | Glenn Carlson, Fresno, Calif. | 3652 | 305 | | 48 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 3651 | 300 | |
*Alternates. Thurber won rolloff. @Local entries. 18-game qualifying leader-Asher 3965. 24th low-Singleton 3722. PRO-AM CASHERS -$100-Marty Piraino. $50-Matt Surina, Paul Colwell, Frank Jackson. $25-Joe Berardi, Bill Stempke.
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